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(No Model) G. B. SIMKIN.

PROTECTION BELT AND ATTACHMENT. No. 293,799. Patented Feb. 19,1884.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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PROTECTION-BELT AND ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 293,799. dated Febrnary19, 188' Application tiled April .13, l t

To ul/ zv/mmt it III/If] woncern:

tie it known that l. (tnonon ill. SlllKlX. a eitizen ot' the TnitedStates, residing at (hr (ago in the county ot' (oolc and State ol- .lllinois,l1a\'e invented a new and nset'nl ]n1pro\' ment in a.lTroteetion-lleltt and Attaehment. ot whieh the following is aSllfltllll'tlLlUll.

The ohjt-eti of my intention is to provide a ht-lt that will altord ameans ot'sal'ely to those who areene'ae'ed in washing windows or paint'ing, or anyolher dangerous oet-npation on the outside ot' the windowsolhnildings. and to Combine with surh sat'ely-helt the m-eessanvarticles for attaching it to walls and window- (-asine's.

lo the aeeompatrvi11g drawings. Figure t represents the helt andshoulder-hraees un- (Xe model shape. .\t the other end ol rope t. ath-t't of drawing. Fig. l, is attaeln-d the snap-hook I The rope passesthrough the ad instalile ('ollar l1. andthen through tin-owot'tlnhookI). and haek again through the eollat. and is enlargedat the end. toprevent \\'ilhdra\\'al.h lhl'ming a halt erown and split'tnt 'lhe ropeis held andadiusted in length h v the tllllllll)- serewj'.\\'liiel1passes t hrough the eollar ll. and

; operates against the .\'lll'lll 't' ol said rope.

strapped. Fig. Zrepresentsa person equipped with my lNll in the artolwashing windows. 1

lri g. tithe ring-staple used for uniting n| snaphook to.

I employ a. strong lit-it, ot' any suitahle material. which is fastenedin 'li'ont ot' the wearer. la-lttl'ashion, h a st rong hnelihau. and strap 1), or any other helt-t'astening. The lu-lt sustained bysl1onlder-hraees 1', of any desired material. which are fastened strongly to the hawk ol' the helt, and adjusted in front to the size ofthe wearer by buckles d (I and straps v. back, issl rtmgly lastened, bya piece of leather, A", stitched on each side. or otherwise detainahlyheld, an ordinary circular ring, 13. Said ring encircles the belt; A, sothat \l'lllltCVLl strain may come on the ring in case of an ac(fltlt'llt' while wearing the belt may come entirely on the helt ,a11dnot on the lastenin which holds the ring. Passing through the ring I; isa hempen rope, (l, oran 'otherslrong and suitable material, ofsnl'lieient length to spread across the widest windows that are used,and still adjustable to the smallest win- (lOWS. All the right end ofthe rope Fig. 1. is strongly fastened, by splicing or otherwisesecuring, asnap-hook. l).whieh is of the usual Upon the inside ofthehelt. at the I the rope t.

t l l .l denotes the staples ol= ring-holt. or an) other st rone't'astenin; l hat ill answerthe purpose. which are driven into the wallaside ol' the window-easing. or driven or serewt-d into the casing;itsell'. as sh wn in l ig. 3. The snapimoks lleneaetwith these stapleswhen the hell is put in use. and l'orms the means ot support t theperson wearing the hell.

in putting my intention in use. the opel'zr tion is as Iollows: .\t'terlaslening the helt to the person h the means shown. the party standswith his hat-1; to the window from the inside ol'the room and adjuststhesnap-hooks l to the staples 1*. then steps harlzward under thewindowto the oulsideolthe huihlinezand is read to follow windows.painting. or glazing.

()ther l'orms ol' rollars than that shown ean he employed. so long as itaccomplishes the Ultlttil wa11ted---tl1eadjustment ot'theleneth ot'\\'hat lelaim as new. amidesire teseeure hy Letters flatent, is-

protection-belt and attaehments, consistin; ot'a helt, A, the ring l5.the huekle u and strap II, the shoulder-ltram-s w. the bnekles 1i, andstraps e, in (annhination with rope t. the snap hooks I) and collar ll.the thnmlrserew's f, and supporhstaples l". suhstantially asand tor thepurpose described.

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Witnesses:

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